Mesh term Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones
Browse to parent terms:Hypothalamic Hormones
Description
Peptides, natural or synthetic, that stimulate the release of PITUITARY HORMONES. They were first isolated from the extracts of the HYPOTHALAMUS; MEDIAN EMINENCE; PITUITARY STALK; and NEUROHYPOPHYSIS. In addition, some hypophysiotropic hormones control pituitary cell differentiation, cell proliferation, and hormone synthesis. Some can act on more than one pituitary hormone.Browse to child terms:
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
Search for this term in our Faculty Database
View this term at the NCBI website